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Z-1171-2013 Class I Terminated

Recalled by Newport Medical Instruments Inc — Costa Mesa, CA

Recall Details

Product Type: Devices
Report Date: May 8, 2013
Initiation Date: April 5, 2013
Termination Date: March 10, 2015
Voluntary/Mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity: 2528 ventilators and 1864 power pac batteries

Product Description

Newport Medical Instruments HT70 and HT70 Plus ventilator Power Pac batteries Model number: HT70 and HT70 Plus. The HT70 and HT70 Plus ventilator systems are intended to provide continuous or intermittent positive pressure mechanical ventilatory support for the care of individuals who require mechanical ventilation through invasive or non-invasive interfaces.

Reason for Recall

Newport Medical Instruments is conducting a voluntary recall on certain Newport Medical Instruments HT70 and HT70 Plus ventilator Power Pac batteries due to customer reports of Newport HT70 and HT70 Plus ventilators alarming and going to internal backup battery sooner than expected while the ventilator is being operated on Power Pac battery.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA including US (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, lA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Internationally to Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, BoliVia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosova, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nambia, Nepal, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Viet Nam.

Code Information

Model number: HT70 and HT70 Plus Power Pac battery serial number range: 2096134110001 to 2292048120050, Rev. C through Rev. F